Welcome to Overreaction Of The Week, my over the top, uninhibited, Baltimore sports-fan takes on this week’s Orioles activity.
What Happened?
Before the season started, the Baltimore Orioles got some tough news: All Star closer, Zach Britton, tore his achilles tendon and would miss significant time. This was obviously a big blow to the Orioles, Britton was as shut-down as it gets in the ninth inning. The Orioles’ bullpen has been a major strength for several years now, but their true dominance coincided with Britton’s emergence as a front-line closer. Once he went down, without much discussion, the closer job was handed to set-up man, Brad Brach.